Shaikha Khokhar

{{short description|Khokhar Chieftain & Punjabi Muslim Ruler}}

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{{Infobox royalty

| name = Shaikha Khokhar

| reign = Late 14th century CE

| predecessor = Nusrat Khokhar (brother)

| successor = Jasrat Khokhar (son)

| full name =

| religion = Islam

| dynasty = Khokhar

| title = Chief of the Khokhar Tribe

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Shaikha Khokhar was a Punjabi chieftain of the Khokhar tribe in the 14th century under whose chieftainship, the Khokhars resisted the Timurid invasion of Punjab in 1398 CE. A battle ensued between the Timurid forces, led by Timur, and a smaller Khokhar force, led by tribal chiefs Shaikha Khokhar and Nusrat Khokhar. According to the Tarikh-i-Farishta,{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=Encyclopaedia Iranica |title=Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica |url=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/ferestatarik- |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=iranicaonline.org |language=en-US}} written around 1612, by Firishta,https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/muhammad-qasim-ferishta a historian and scholar of the 16th century, the larger Timurid force was victorious, Shaikha seeing the futility of the situation decided to lead a desperate cavalry charge against the Timurid forces but was slain. He is known to have fought over 20 battles, emerging victorious in each, and captured Lahore on nine separate occasions.{{Cite web |last=Sheikh |first=Majid |date=2023-06-11 |title=Harking back: Gakhars, Timur and the Sayyids fight over Lahore |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1759042 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}